FEATURED ARTISTS Philip Straub www.philipstraub. com Simon Dominic www.painterly.com Gary Tonge www.visionafar.com Izzy Medrano www.merciless design.com Levente Peterffy www.leventep.com Daniel Kvasznicza www.inetgrafx.at n the ranking of the mostimportant art principles, you’ll find colour theory in a solid second place, beaten only by values. Of all of the differentaspects of art studies, colour studies are probably the most commonlyundertaken, and they’re probably also the hardest to master. Getting to grips with and successfullyapplying the most important principles ofcolour theory will boost your work, giving it extra impact. The principle of colour may seem simple enough, but taking the four main characteristics of colour into consideration – hue, value, saturation, and temperature – there are really no limits to what you can do with it if you know a little about how it all works. There’s a lot of theory and studies on colour principles, a nd you don’t need to know them all to be able to create good compositions, but knowing a few of them is a good start for any artist. HENNING’S 101: Henning Ludvigsen helps you take advantage of some popular colour theory principles to make your art pop! COLOUR I You can push your art a lot further by simply taking advantage of a few common principles. June 2008 78 Workshops Henning Ludvigsen COUNTRY: Greece Henning is a Norwegian digital artist now living in Greece, with more than nine years of experience working in advertising and more than five years as a games developer. www.henning ludvigsen.com DVD Assets The files you need are on your DVD in The Henning Ludvigsen folder in Workshops. UNI31.tips_col 78 15/4/08 13:38:07
